Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Native American, Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast, Florida, likely Weeden Island or Deptford culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A pair of ancient pre-European artifacts from the Americas; a cross in circle engraved shell gorget and a stone axe. The Colima axe or mace head is a rare form, made from a pitted, black stone with a butt end that has 5 nubs to the sides. The shell gorget is pierced for suspension and engraved with lines forming right angles to each other, creating the symbolic cross in a circle motif - the surface smooth and highly polished. Size (axe): 3.5" L x 1.5" W (8.9 cm x 3.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173645

Axe is excellent with minor pitting and surface nicks. Intact with light earthen deposits in recessed areas. Natural shell ossification and pitting to surface. Intact and highly polished and smooth - likely from ocean exposure.